rau´cous|ness

rau´cous|ness
rau|cous «R kuhs», adjective.
hoarse; harsh-sounding: »

We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn.

SYNONYM(S): husky.
[< Latin raucus (with English -ous)]
rau´cous|ly, adverb.
rau´cous|ness, noun.

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  • rau´cous|ly — rau|cous «R kuhs», adjective. hoarse; harsh sounding: »We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn. SYNONYM(S): husky. ╂[< Latin raucus (with English ous)] –rau´cous|ly, adverb. –rau´cous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • rau|cous — «R kuhs», adjective. hoarse; harsh sounding: »We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn. SYNONYM(S): husky. ╂[< Latin raucus (with English ous)] –rau´cous|ly, adverb. –rau´cous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • cous — an·a·sar·cous; au·toi·cous; ca·du·cous; clad·au·toi·cous; coc·cous; cous; cous·cous; cous·cous; cous·in·age; cous·in·ess; cous·in·hood; cous·in·ly; cous·in·ry; cous·in·ship; cous·si·net; cys·to·cer·cous; di·coc·cous; di·oi·cous; dis·cous;… …   English syllables

  • rau — ar·rau; ce·rau·no·gram; ce·rau·no·graph; gua·rau·no; gy·rau·lus; iso·ce·rau·nic; ke·rau·lo·phon; ke·rau·no·graph; mac·rau·che·nia; pir·rau·ra; pu·rau; rau·cid; rau·ci·ty; rau·cle; rau·cous; rau·cous·ly; rau·cous·ness; rau·li; rau·po; rau·ra·ci;… …   English syllables

  • raucousness — rau·cous·ness …   English syllables

  • raucous — rau•cous [[t]ˈrɔ kəs[/t]] adj. 1) harsh; strident: raucous laughter[/ex] 2) cvb rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party[/ex] • Etymology: 1760–70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see ous rau′cous•ly, adv. rau′cous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • pu — aca·pu; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; al·pu·jar·ra; am·pu·tate; am·pu·ta·tion; am·pu·ta·tor; am·pu·tee; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ba·pu; bhoj·pu·ri; ca·pu·chin·ess; ca·pu·lin; car·i·pu·na; com·pu·ta·tion·al; com·pu·ta·tive; com·pu·ta·tor; com·pu·tus;… …   English syllables

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